Florida and Georgia consumers beware, a salmonella contamination has American Egg Products of Blackshear, Georgia recalling some of its products that have been distributed to the two states. The five-pound carton of frozen egg product was distributed to three companies and has a lot number of 272-1 found on the side of the case.
Frozen egg product might be sold to a restaurant or anywhere that many eggs are needed to produce large quantities of food.
Farah & Farah’s Florida product liability attorneys understand that salmonella contamination, a bacterial organism, can sicken people of all ages and can be fatal to someone with a weak immune system. Symptoms include diarrhea, fever, bloody stools, vomiting, and abdominal pain. The infection can travel to the bloodstream causing artery infections, arthritis, or endocarditis, an inflammation of the heart chambers or valves.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says there have been no illnesses reported from the recalled food.
The source of the contamination is under investigation, though salmonella is found in cold and warm-blooded animals and can be transferred between humans and animals. Occasionally, it is also found in the environment and is the most common cause of foodborne illness which kills about 30 Americans every year and sickens approximately 142,000.
Consumers can return the product for a full refund. You can call the company at (912) 499-5700 but the website for the company said “Our site is currently under – Please check back later.”
Salmonella contamination was responsible for at least nine deaths and the illness of hundreds, many of them children, who consumed peanut butter and paste produced at the Peanut Corporation of America plant in Blakely, Georgia in 2009.
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/25/us-recall-eggs-idUSTRE79O5ZM20111025; http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm277099.htm
